леса́

rare #40392

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
scaffolding, scaffold, falseworkconstruction
Рабочие поста́вили леса́ у стены.
The workers put up scaffolding by the wall.
Used only in the plural in this sense; stressed on the last syllable (леса́).
2.
fishing linefishing
Рыболо́вная леса́ бы́стро износи́лась.
The fishing line wore out quickly.
Older or dialectal variant; the usual modern word is ле́ска.
3.
(rare) thick cord, thick rope, line
То́лстая леса́ хло́пала по воде́.
The thick rope was slapping against the water.

Examples

Рабочие поднялись на леса ремонтировать крышу.
The workers climbed onto the scaffolding to repair the roof.
Вокруг дома строители поставили высокие леса.
The builders put up tall scaffolding around the house.
Леса закрывали фасад старого здания.
The scaffolding covered the facade of the old building.

⚠️ Stress change.